Recently, the topic "Should I Forgive My Husband for Cheating" derived from " Everything About Dr. Tang " has become a hot search on Weibo. In the play, Tang Jiayu once forgave her scumbag husband, which sparked heated discussions on the Internet.
Compared with the previous medical dramas that tried to sell dogs over others, "Doctor Tang" has obviously made progress. It downplayed the emotional line between the male and female protagonists and devoted a lot of story space to medical and workplace scenes. In terms of professionalism, "Doctor Tang" "Doctor Tang" also has few flaws.
If our pursuit of medical dramas is to "not see professional flaws" and "not fall in love under the skin of medical treatment", then "Doctor Tang" is undoubtedly an excellent work, but if we require the perspective of medical dramas Being original, breaking the routine, and breaking new ground, "Doctor Tang" is obviously not good enough.
The emergence of "Doctor Tang" does represent a step forward for domestic medical dramas, but unfortunately, "Doctor Tang" is still not as profound and shocking as classic medical dramas such as "The White Tower" and "House". In fact, starting from " surgical storm ", domestic medical dramas have begun to improve their quality, but now it seems that they are still far from entering the mature stage.
Attitudes in Medical Dramas
The first impression "Doctor Tang" leaves on the audience is the fast-paced narrative like an American drama. Under the
unit narrative, one episode of "Doctor Tang" focuses on one case. In addition to the medical line, the show's emotional and career lines are also advancing very quickly. For example, Tang Jiayu initially mistakenly thought that Ye Yiming was an "undercover" sent by Song Baode. But the misunderstanding was soon resolved; Tang Jiayu was full of passion when he first met Ouyang Zhenyu, but then the two changed their understanding of each other during a heart transplant operation. Before the broadcast of
, many viewers were worried that "Doctor Tang" would make a big deal out of Tang Jiayu's identity as a "female surgeon". Fortunately, the show did not deliberately emphasize gender conflicts.
When Tang Jiayu first took office at Anhe Hospital, she was criticized for being "airborne" and "the vice president's rumored girlfriend". When she appeared on the stage, she led four subordinates to check the ward. Because her shoelaces were opened a step too late, the four The subordinate did not wait for her, but went straight forward. One scene shows that Tang Jiayu was disrespected at the beginning.
However, the conflict was quickly resolved. In her first operation after joining the company, Tang Jiayu accurately judged that the patient's operation time could no longer be delayed, and gave a surgical plan that was more in line with the patient's financial level and psychological expectations. She was recognized by the team for this.
Looking at the character settings in "Doctor Tang", most of the supporting characters in the show have fuller images. Take Liu Feng and Ouyang Zhenyu as an example. Tang Jiayu and Liu Feng were old acquaintances, and Liu Feng once admired her. However, after Tang Jiayu returned to China, the two did not renew their relationship. Liu Feng invited Tang Jiayu to come to Anhe based on many practical considerations. He wanted to find a new brand for Anhe's heart. He also wanted to promote the research and development of artificial heart , which would bring benefits to patients while also running for the hospital. Long endorses .
Ouyang Zhenyu appears as the "devil", selfless and meticulous, but in the process of communicating with the families of organ donors, Ouyang Zhenyu shows strong professional ethics and empathy. In addition, she always The bodies of organ donors will be carefully stitched every time so that they can die with dignity. People with iron faces also have feelings, which is why Tang Jiayu and Ouyang Zhenyu can quickly gain recognition.
In the critical illness team led by Tang Jiayu, the personalities of several doctors are also very distinct. For example, Qin Dazhong has seniority and is a typical veteran in the workplace; Long Xiangdong has an upright temper and is righteous; Jiang Bailie is just starting out and is relatively green in life. Overall, there are very few very flat characters in "Doctor Tang". Looking at the character settings in "Doctor Tang", most of the supporting characters in the show have fuller images. Take Liu Feng and Ouyang Zhenyu as an example. Tang Jiayu and Liu Feng were old acquaintances, and Liu Feng once admired her. However, after Tang Jiayu returned to China, the two did not renew their relationship. Liu Feng invited Tang Jiayu to Anhe based on many practical considerations. He wanted to find a new brand for Anhe's heart. He also wanted to promote the research and development of artificial hearts, bring benefits to patients, and endorse his candidacy for the dean. .
Ouyang Zhenyu appears as the "devil", selfless and meticulous, but in the process of communicating with the families of organ donors, Ouyang Zhenyu shows strong professional ethics and empathy. In addition, she always The bodies of organ donors will be carefully stitched every time so that they can die with dignity. People with iron faces also have feelings, which is why Tang Jiayu and Ouyang Zhenyu can quickly gain recognition.
In the critical illness team led by Tang Jiayu, the personalities of several doctors are also very distinct. For example, Qin Dazhong has seniority and is a typical veteran in the workplace; Long Xiangdong has an upright temper and is righteous; Jiang Bailie is just starting out and is relatively green in life. Overall, there are very few very flat characters in "Doctor Tang".
From the perspective of an industry drama, "Doctor Tang" is indeed a drama that focuses on medical treatment, rather than trying to sell dogs on others. Whether it is a medical drama or a romantic drama can be judged by two conditions: first, whether the length of the medical drama is relatively high, and second, whether the macro narrative revolves around medical treatment. "Doctor Tang" meets both of these conditions.
In terms of professionalism, "Doctor Tang" also does a good job. At the end of each episode of the drama, medical knowledge that appears in the drama will be popularized. One of the popularizers is Zheng Jun, chief physician of cardiovascular surgery at Anzhen Hospital, who is also the medical consultant of "Doctor Tang". Zheng Jun once said that he has only two tasks. One is to try to use professional terminology in words that ordinary people can understand. It cannot be too blunt and full of jargon that no one can understand. At the same time, it is to avoid letting professionals see mistakes.
From the above multiple perspectives, "Doctor Tang" is a medical drama that respects the medical industry and comes with sincerity. Like "Surgery", which had a reversal of reputation after the broadcast, it both represents domestic production. Medical drama progress. However, if viewed by a higher standard, "Doctor Tang" is still not good enough.
You can’t have your cake and eat it too
The quality of "Doctor Tang" can be viewed from two dimensions: compared with previous domestic medical dramas, it has indeed taken a step forward, but if compared with overseas classic medical dramas, then "Doctor Tang" obviously still has a big gap. Its biggest problem is that although it has breadth, it does not have depth, and it lacks the shock that touches people's hearts.
The narrative structure of each episode of "Doctor Tang" is actually very clear, that is, cases, doctor-patient problems, surgical scenes, emotional dramas between the male and female protagonists, supporting roles, and the development process of artificial heart, etc. all occupy certain roles. Its model is similar to "The Life of a Smart Doctor", focusing on group dramas and medical dramas with a sense of life.
However, cramming so many scenes into a fast-paced narrative and limited content volume has also led to a problem: every part is present, but each part is not explained in depth. This can be seen from two places in the play. First, for many cases, the progress from receiving the diagnosis to determining the surgical plan to completing the operation is very fast, and the shots in the operating room often only take about one or two minutes; second, for many cases The characterizations of patients and family members are relatively simple.
Let’s look at the first point first. The diseases such as Marfan syndrome, cardiac angiosarcoma, and cardiac pheochromocytoma that appear in the play are relatively rare. After diagnosis, the seriously ill team often gives "very difficult" and "this is a challenging operation". This description undoubtedly raised the audience's expectations and tension, but in the end, the relevant medical knowledge, pathology and surgical procedures were lightly ignored and stayed on the surface. This is why the barrage often complained that "it looks simple" .
Let’s look at the second point. Except for the important patient Xue Zhenglun, most of the patients and family members appearing in "Doctor Tang" have very thin images. For example, Tashi, a young Tibetan boy who appeared in episode 12, needed emergency surgery because he suffered from a rare congenital heart disease and could no longer perform at the music festival with his band members. In front of Tashi's hospital bed, he faced Tang Jiayu's "life-threatening situation". "God" warning, the band members were still worried about the consequences of the show being canceled, and no one cared about Tashi's condition.
But at the end of the episode, the band members showed up for the second time and told Tashi that they gave up the show because the band was a unit.It is not difficult to see that the change in the mood of the band members is actually to fulfill the conflicting settings of the plot and create tears. However, this rigid arrangement is difficult to make the audience resonate emotionally..
Compared with how some top medical dramas portray the image of patients and their families, especially the discussions it triggers on life, death, and human nature, "Doctor Tang" is still a bit green.
There is a plot in "The Life of a Smart Doctor": After her daughter Yanyu passed away in the hospital, Yanyu's mother often came to the hospital to greet the doctors and nurses, so that some people worried that she might cause medical trouble, and some people felt uncomfortable with her frequent visits. impatient. Nurse Dong Dong was puzzled by Yeon Woo's mother's behavior until doctor An Jung Won revealed the truth.
"Yanyu's mother came to the hospital just to talk about Yanyu. She had no other intention. Yanyu had been hospitalized for a long time since birth. No one outside the hospital remembered the child. From the mother's point of view, she wanted to talk There is no one to talk to about the child, except the doctors and nurses who have been taking care of the child for a long time. You may feel psychological burden, or feel that the conversation is not suitable, but I hope you can take the initiative to talk to her next time you meet. Ask her to drink a cup of hot coffee. One day she will not appear again, because people will eventually learn to forget and move on, so before that, please treat her with a warm heart. "
in "Doctor Tang". In fact, there are many stories that can be explored in depth: a father who stubbornly wanted to save his son's legs, and eventually almost killed his son; a woman who had been infertile for many years finally became pregnant, but faced the dilemma of whether to save her life or her child; a wife who had been subjected to domestic violence all year round, After encountering a car accident, he insisted on not getting checked out because he was afraid that the matter would be exposed. However, "Doctor Tang" did not maximize the tension of these stories, which is undoubtedly a pity.
The inescapable heroine
The second biggest problem with "Doctor Tang" is that it has not yet gotten out of the creative routine of a heroine.
The heroine Tang Jiayu originally practiced medicine abroad. After returning to China, she "parachuted" to become the director of the Heart Center of Anhe Hospital. This setting alone makes it difficult to get rid of the halo of the heroine. A cardiac surgery doctor who has been practicing for more than ten years commented on this: "The fact that a cardiac surgery female doctor is parachuted in as the director has already made reality irrelevant."
Judging from the story lines of the previous episodes, After Tang Jiayu returned to China, she quickly broke through the ostracism everywhere. She repeatedly won people's hearts in the hospital and won Ye Yiming's favor. She handled almost every difficulty encountered in the operation with ease, which further deepened her aura as a heroine.
In addition, in order to establish Tang Jiayu's "sober in the world" and "independent and powerful" character, some plot arrangements of "Doctor Tang" even destroyed the narrative atmosphere. For example, after Xue Zhenglun's heart surgery failed, Xue's old disciple came to Anhe Hospital to ask for an explanation. At this time, Tang Jiayu, who was in an emotional breakdown, went out to drink with Ye Yiming and got drunk, and uttered the golden phrase "Heartless". It is true that drinking is a way to relieve stress, but if it is inappropriate, it will not only fail to reflect the heroine's "strong psychology", but will make her appear to lack a sense of responsibility.
In order to fulfill Tang Jiayu's character, "Doctor Tang" not only sacrificed part of the narrative atmosphere, but also sacrificed the independence and professional abilities of the male protagonist Ye Yiming and some supporting characters. In the play, Ye Yiming's most eye-catching personality label is that of a "warm man", and his career line basically revolves around the female protagonist. In addition, all the people in the seriously ill team act as tool people in the professional field, turning the tide every time they have an idea. Most of them are Tang Jiayu.
However, "Doctor Tang" takes such good care of the heroine, but the heroine's image is still mediocre. At present, the difficulties faced by Tang Jiayu basically have nothing to do with career, but are highly related to emotional life. She had a difficult love life. Although she got married early, her husband cheated on her, which also brought her deep psychological trauma. Tang Jiayu once plucked up the courage to start over with her husband, but she suffered a second betrayal. In the final analysis, Dr. Tang’s story is still unavoidable.
This is also a long-standing problem for domestic medical dramas, that is, how to successfully portray a classic protagonist image. In this regard, overseas medical dramas are too far ahead.In the Japanese drama "The White Tower", Goro Zaizen's image has not been surpassed so far. The personal dilemma he faces is complex and realistic. Goro was born in a humble background, which caused his desire for fame and status, and also laid the foundation for his "possession". Only with power can dreams be realized", but at the same time, he has the ultimate love and sincerity for medicine.
In American dramas, the portrayal of the protagonists of medical dramas is also unconventional. House in "Doctor House" is a typical weird doctor. He is sharp-edged and willful, loner and deviant, and even subverts the world's original medical concepts and moral codes. But he is also painful. As a genius , he endured mental pain, and as a patient, he endured physical pain; in " The Good Doctor ", the protagonist Sean is even more abstract. What he faces is how to overcome autism , to become a good doctor who can empathize with and establish relationships with ordinary people.
shows the emotional dilemma of the protagonist, which is an easier path for the creation of workplace dramas because it has countless templates that can be applied. However, medical themes are special, and doctors should not be flattened. The audience also hopes to see the protagonists of medical dramas who are truly flesh-and-blood, truly charismatic, and truly thoughtful.
Starting from "Surgery", domestic medical dramas have bid farewell to the previous "fake workplace and true romance" creation stage and began to work hard to tell a medical story. The same is true for "Doctor Tang". However, compared with overseas medical dramas, there are still all-round gaps in domestic medical dramas, and the progress is not fast enough. After "Doctor Tang", "futurists" still need to continue to work hard.
